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Things I Need to Work on as a Parent
This transcript of a Janet Lansbury podcast resonated deeply with me about the importance of not disciplining with shame.It’s been a hard five years for my parenting. Trying to launch a non-profit organization with a newborn and a two year-old stretched me in ways that made me unrecognizable to myself at times. There were so many compounding factors: Henry’s struggle with self-regulation due to an MTHFR genetic mutation, unfathomable levels of work stress, my own sense of struggle and failure in my work.I’ve been too quick to get frustrated with my children’s behavior. Here are the lines that resonated with me the most:
… Read MoreHe’s in a defensive mode.
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Family Goals
We are more than halfway through the year!
We are doing well on our Family Goals for the year. We have already met our volunteering goals (but we will continue to volunteer throughout the rest of the year) and our goal for playing tennis. We are on track for our family vacations.
We haven’t been going on day trips, so I advocated hard for one on Labor Day. We headed to San Antonio for a snack picnic at the free Japanese Tea Garden and soccer at Confluence Park. A good time was had by all–even the people who were more reluctant to go!
I’m really bad at the goal … Read More
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Foot Massages for Kids
Henry and I have started a little foot massage ritual with each other. Usually I give him foot massages before bed (it’s the one time he truly relaxes!), but he has also started offering foot massages as a bet. For example, he bet me a foot massage that he could jump onto the raft without falling into the pool. He lost. I got a foot massage!I wanted to share the cream we use. I’ve used it for more than 15 years, ever since I took a massage class while I was living in rural Louisiana and they recommended it. Here’s the magic cream! It glides really nicely and… Read More
